Is that the ocean?

Another great ChildReach Field trip to end the summer- a family day at Pt. Reyes beach. Four former resident families and staff spent the day at the beach playing beach kick ball, running in and out of the waves, watching a family of elk walk along the marsh, and burying one another in the sand. This was a great day for everyone. As we walked towards the beach one of the kids said "wow that sounds nice, its the ocean isn't it?" I said yes and he replied "I have not been to the beach since I was six years old" I asked him how old he was now and he answered that he would turn seventeen in a couple of months. He has lived in San Francisco since leaving Raphael House over ten years ago. The only other time he was at the ocean was when he stayed with us ! This was also his first time driving over the Golden Gate bridge.